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The Bozeman weekly chronicle., 1887-04-20
Predicting a Boom.

The New York Herald says of the busi-
ness outlook: "The enormous sums to
be disbursed during the next few days by
the Government and by corporations on
interest account must dispel all fears of
stringeney for a long time to come, par.
ticularly if, as now seems likely, we shall
be able to export stocks and bonds to
offset the current preponderance of mer-
chandise import. 1t will he interesting
to note whether the boom will arrive
which all Wall street has been predicting
would follow the assurance of easy
money" On the other hand the man.
ufactures and shippers declare that the
Interstate Commerce law, will cripple
business. With the prospects in view as
predicted by the Herald it is TO be hoped
that the Inter State law will not bring
disaster instead of prosperity
The Bozeman weekly chronicle., 1887-04-20
LAND SLIDE.

On Saturday. about an hour before the
east bound train reached Bozeman, a
great mass of soft dirt gave away at the
eastern approach of the Bozeman tunnel
and for length of two hundred feet
covered the track to the depth of ten
feet. Roadmaster Sehofield was soon at
the slide, and with large crew of men
actively began operations. The men were
compelled to work in sticky mud up to
their knees and owing TO the narrowness
of the cut, to load the cars from the end,
A flat car was run through he tunnel
and one from the other way, SO that the
ends of two cars were loaded at the same
time. This being a slow and tedious
method, teams and scrapers were brought
into requisition, when it was found that
horses would sink out of sight in the
quagmire. The men were obliged to
work night and day and fresh men were
brought from each direction. In the
meanwhile passengers, baggage and mails
were transferred from one train to the
other across board footway, causing a
delay of only few hours. When Boze-
man tunnel was first begun this approach
gave the contractors more trouble than
all the other work; men and cars would
no sooner take out an amount of dirt
before as much more had taken its place.
The contractor was at an utter loss how
to handle the dirt, until a party of Boze-
man men offered to remove it for reas-
enable figure. The contractor agreed to
| let them do it, but when he learned OF
the simple method by which they pro.
posed to remove the earth, in the Ian
guage of the day, he "gigged back" and
Immediately proceeded to take adv antage
OF their scheme, which was simply to
run water from a high point above and
with piping wash the dirt away. The
head of water was tremendous, and in a
few days he had the soft dirt washed in
to the gulch below. And it now becomes
evident that the railroad company will
have to do the same thing. washing the
dirt away for at least twenty feet from
the track on each side.
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The Bozeman weekly chronicle., 1887-04-20
A Great Breeding Territory,

Montana is repidly wheeling in line
as the great breeding territory, and
Messrs. Huntly & Clark are as speedily
coming to the front us the most extern
sive breeders in all that vast region. Mr.
Huntley was in the city last week, and
laid upon our table his 1887 cataloguej
and the truth is, we were taken back
somewhat when we made an examina-
tion of the pedigrees, printed with great
care, representing decidedly remarkable
collection Of fashionably bred animals.
Messrs. Huntley & Clark's River
Side ranch contains 5000 acres of
excellent land situated on the Missouri
river, near Toston Station, on the North
ern Pacific railroad forty miles east of
Helena, SO that persons intending to
make trip to River Side, can leave
Helena in the morning, spend whole
day at the ranch, and return to Helena
the same evening, In short, a visit of
this kind will richly reward admirers of
the breeding business in any country
and especially i'll the East where they
seldom see things done upon SO broad
and well systematized plan. The gras-
ses arc decidedly nutritious, and the
climate unsurpassed. About 400 brood
mares are kept in the stud, fifty five oi
which are pedigreed, the balance grades
and are bred to some one OF the draft
stations. From this number of brood
mares 800 foals are expected annually
fifty of which are commonly sold fol
draft stations. This ranch may be sale
to be only about five years old; but al
ready its reputation for the high charac
ter of its annual crop of colts and filliel
is something marvellous in this way
Spirit of the Turf.
The Bozeman weekly chronicle., 1887-04-20
GOING 70 HAVE A TOWN HALL.

We are going to have that town hall,
sure. This week Messrs. Will Bennett,
N, J. Bielenberg, Peter Walton, 8. E,
Larabie, E. L. Bonner and VIM. Coleman
said that they would take hold of it, and
they are not the men to let go when they
start in. Preliminaries are now being
worked up. It is probable two-story
brick building 50x130 feet will he erected,
with a town hall on the ground floor
50xs0 feet as the principal feature of it,
and secret society hall, Offices and bus
iness rooms as adjuncts. Keep the move.
ment going. This will be but the start
for numerous other good buildings on
Main street. Deer Lodge has the spirit
of substantial improvement infused into
it and it will grow in beauty and sub
stance henceforth. Every good building
is the incentive to another. and one after
another makes good town. A town
hall building, or an opera house, as II
would be called in "boom" language, is
just the starter that is needed.-New
Northwest,
The Bozeman weekly chronicle., 1887-04-20
HIGH BRED HORSE STOCK.

A representative of the CHRONICLE Wis.
tied the stables of A. A. Hawks on last
Thursday, and was shown the seven
head of promising young horses being
trained for Hon. G. W. Hoffman by Mr..
Hawks. Among the number are two
colts two year olds, one PAGER and the
other a finely built fill, which is already
exhibiting fine trotting qualities. Both
are sired by Maxim, owned by Messrs
Clark & Huntley, whose record is 2:51i;
and stands at the head of Thoroughbred
Montana horses. Maxim is by Belmont,
by Alexander's Abdallah; dam, Primrose
tdam of Princess, sire of fourteen in the
2:30 list3 by Alexander's Abdallah; End
dam, Black Rose (dam of Darkness, 2:273
to pole, and of many other famous AMI
rlals) by the PAGER, Tom Teemer; 3rd
dam by Cannon's Whip; 4th dam by
Robin Gray. Tom Teemer was by old
Tom, PAGER; dam by Old Pilot PAGER
Here we again see tho value of the pac-
ing and thoroughbred i-crosses i'll the pro.
duce of Black Rose.
Mr.. Hoffman has one yearling by Ken
lucky Volunteer, record z:329, bred by
John T. Biggs. of Cincinnati, O., got by
Volunteer; dam Kentucky Girl, mare
that has trotted second in heat in 2:20,
by Blue Bull; End dam untraced. This
colt is a very promising one and will be
placed in the hands of the trainer next
year,
Another gilt edge colt, three years old
is by Bishop. whose record is 2:46}; sired
by Princess, who accomplished what nc
stallion of his age has ever done, viz
has fourteen trotters with records of 2:14
to 2:29a, seven of which made their re-
cords in 1856. He holds the honor of be
ing the best son of Woodford Mambrinc
and the sire of the fastest Mambrlno to
date-Trinket 2;l4.
Besides these colts whose fashionable
pedigrees run to an indefinite length, Mr.
Hoffman has in training one four-year-
old by Clark Chief, Jr,, who was speeded
in our presence by Mr.. Hawks, and ex
hlbited an almost phenomenal trottina
gait. Also two-year-old by Selkirk
that celebrated stallion who died in this
valley last year. Also one three.yea
OLD by the famous running horse Turf
Gallery, who also died last summer; AMI
one two.year old by Northland. Alto
gether Mr.. Hoffman has as fine string
of trotters and runners as there is in the
territory, many of which will make theil
mark in few years.
The Bozeman weekly chronicle., 1887-04-20
HE "KAMPTED."

John Schroeder, of East Bozeman, was
watching game of fifteen-ball pool the
other day, and after observing it for some
time, he said:
"Dot vas gwear kindt oof game. Dot
bin bool vas nice game oof you dond't
kampted."
"What do You mean by camping2'
asked Mr.. Thomas Murphy, who was one
of the party,
'Dond't YOU never blay dot klndt of a
gamer" Schroeder replied. "It vas a
mean game. I told you Wy. vas blay
ing bool init dudt, und I got into de
dirdy hole. Anonder dudt komes up und
vispers: you've got him downt, Schroe.
der, kamp in de dirdy hole. Und
kampted efry time. l lose me more as
four dollar"
The Bozeman weekly chronicle., 1887-04-20
THE NEW IRON MINES.

o.P. Chisholm, who left Bozeman last
summer to make fortune in Gogebic
iron mines of Wisconsin, writes from Chi
cago that he is doing well, and when he
makes enough money he will return to
Bozeman. The wonderful iron mines haye
started an "iron craze and immense for
tunes have been made from them.
A year or SO ago Capt. Moore appeared
in Milwaukee with samples of the Goge-
bic ore. He said he knew of ore mines
equally as rich as the Colby. He visited
nearly all the capitalists in Milwaukee,
but could induce no one to go in with
him. Finally he fell in with shrewd
Yankee insurance agent named John Il.
Burton. Burton listened to Moore and
became interested. He visited the re-
gion and determined to try his luck, AT
ter mortgaging his home, converting ev-
erthing he had into cash and borrowing
all he could from his friends he had
about $4,000. With this he secured
options on hundreds of acres around the
iron region and purchased the site of
Hurley. He Immediately began organ
izing mines and selling the stock AT
first he found it pretty hard work. The
stock sold all the wav from seventy-five
cents to few dollars a share. Burton
purchased Moore's interest in several
options, the Aurora among others. This
hole proved to be regular bonanza.
Fifteen months ago Burton induced his
friends to buy its stock at 81 share.
Then, as he began to make money, he
bought the stock back, and kept buying
until he had controlling interest. Stock
he sold for few dollars share, he paid
as much as $40 for within year. The
capital stock of The Aurora was 81 100000
and month ago he sold controlling in
terest for 100000 spot cash, clearing
100000 on the deal. The new owners
increased the capital stock to $2,50O, 900,
and in less than month have cleared
100000 by the deal. Burton still owns
a controlling interest in dozen other
mines, and the poor insurance agent of
two years ago is now easily worth sever
al millions. He is small, bustlng sort
of fellow, about 45 years of age. He is a
native of New York, and his pointers
have made scores of people rich about
his old home in that state.
Burton had long known Chisholm and
when the latter visited Milwaukee a year
ago Burton presented him with large
block of stock in return for favors ex-
tended to him Dy Chisholm. when the
latter was well off. And now Chisholm
is in fair way to become very wealthy.
The Bozeman weekly chronicle., 1887-04-20
Personal Points.
-"W1ndyn Hill has gone west,

WINDY" Hill has gone west.
Attorney Elder of Livingston is in
town.
Judge Blake returned from Helena
on Sunday.
George Wakefield went to Helena
on Monday.
Cashier A. L. Love, of Livingston is
in the city.
H. ]. Hoppy of Gardiner was in
town last week.
It, G. Burns and wife, of Big Timber,
are at the Laclede.
Judge Conger of Virginia City WASH
town on Saturday.
james Ponsford made trip to Emil
grant Gulch last week.
ID. J. Kennedy, of Livingston, spent
day in the city Saturday.
Mr.. David Silliman returned from a
visit east on Thursday last.
w. s. Mckenzie made brief trip to
Helena on last Wednesday.
ELIAS Sperling came over from Butte
as a witness in court last week.
"A. W. Miles, one.of Livingston's sub
stantial merchants, is in town.
-Jno. Besserer went to Helena on
Thursday to see Jno. Sweeney who is very
i'll.
Attorney Joy, Of Livingston, was in
the city during the past week attending
court.
H. Beaman the efficient constable of
Livingston was in town last week attend
ing court.
George Hustled, of Livingston, is in
the city, accompanied by his uncle, Ma
jor Pease.
DIR. Whine, of Helena, the eye and
earspecialist, will arrived in Bozeman on
Monday.
Paul Mccormick came up from juno
ton City on Tuesday last, arrayed in a
straw hat and linen duster.
H. M. Ogden, the electrician, spent
Saturday In town, after having inspected
the plants of Billings and Miles City.
Billy Black came over from Wickes
on Thursday last. Billy says business is
good, for which his friends here are glad.
Mr.. Erwin, the west coast nursery
man returned from Helena on Monday,
where he sold several car loads of trees.
&C. s. Hefferlin, station agent at Liv-
ingston, was among the large number of
Pike county guests who visited Bozeman
yesterday.
DIR. La Garde, of Camp Sheridan, was
in the city on Thursday, having been
called to visit James Stewart. The Doc
tor is soon to go to Fort Assinaboine.
II. J. Lynde went to Helena last
week. His visit to the capital is sup
posed to have something TO do with the
building of the railroads in this county.
Will Rea went to Helena on Friday
to attend the special meeting of the Mon
tana District Assembly, Knights of La
Dor, which met to take action on the
Timberline Knights.
G. II. Goodwin of Cherry Creek ia in
the city after supplies. Mr.. Goodwin saws
that in his neighborhood "the woods are
fulp of railroad surveyors, and is of the
opinion that road will surely be built
to Bozeman.
The Bozeman weekly chronicle., 1887-04-20
Cattle and county Seat.


SWEET GRASS, Mont, April 10. 81.
EDToR CuRoNIcLE:-Can you tell me
why it is that the loss of stock has been
SO very light on all other ranges except
this part-that is. the Sweet Grass and
White Beaver ranges? | have the Bill
ings, Miles City and Bozeman papers,
and there is no loss, to speak of reported.
except what Mr.. Story has suffered Some
clam five per cent, others as high as IL.
| notice one man claims to have fed 800
tons of hay and places his loss at 10 rer
cent; he also claims the range loss will
not exceed l2 per cent / think he had
better have sold his hay This was in
Park county.
l think good way to get the correct
loss would be to ada the last years brand
ing to the last years assessment, and
compare them with this years assess
ment. do not think there is man Gu
the range who will brand one-half the
calves he did last year. OF course there
are some men who do not think so, and
others would not say so if they thought
it. We will wait until the roundup is
over. | saw about ninety head of range
cattle recently, and there was not twenty
of them COWS, and on one acre | counted
twenty-one dead cattle, among which
there were five three-y ear old steers.
When steers die, it must be very rocky"
for cows that have raised calves. was
lately asked by the Chicago Live Stock
Resiew about the loss on the ranges and
| told them just what had every reason
to believe was true. have heard that
my letter was answered by some Helena
paper. | did not see it myself, but the
stock men who did, say that the chances
are the man who wrote never saw dead
COW, unless he saw 1t in 1ive-cent beer
saloon. With all the losses of stock in
the eastern part of Gallatin county, and
in Park county l will say that stock-rais-
ers can stand it and soon recover, as we
have an excellent prospect for fine
crop of grass. The loss was more en- ac-
count of drouth than the severe winter.
The leading Republicans say that it
has been a hard winter on them, and it
began very early last fall-about last
election. They do not think there was
much of drouth in Helena last winter,
because the Park county bill was sprung
so suddenly. The general opinion is that
it was ali understood before election, and
all that is said is s'If you fool me once
it is your fault; if you fool me twice it is
mine"
This Interstate commerce bill has hit
our county seat terrible blow--it's
"long haul" from China, and it will be a
hard blow to opium smokers. Boys, if
the coat don't fit, you must not put it on,
AL. HARRISON,
The Bozeman weekly chronicle., 1887-04-20
CaldWell's Murderer.

Sun RIVER, NJ, T., April 16.-[Special
to the Independent. Sheriff W. 7.
Black has just returned from tracing the
murderer of Caldwell which he succeed
ed in doing as far as circumstantial
evidence goes, The same night, March
2Sth, that Caldwell stopped at Besan's
place Piegan Indian named Two Fox
belonging to the Blackfoot agency also
stopped there, The Indian left before
Caldwell. His pony tracks were easily
followed and led to the very spot where
Caldwell was murdered. Four or five
other pony tracks, with one shod horse
track We're found to have joined Two
Fox's tracks also leading to the scene of
the murder, Caldwell was found to
have been shot through the back, the
bail passing through the heart. From
the scene of the murder the trails of the
murderers again diverged, Two Fox's
going towards the Teton to place where
he had formerly lived and the trail of
the others with a second shod horse
taken from Caldwell. made directly for
the British line. The first shod horse is
supposed to have been the one stolen
from Dare and Kennedy on the night
previous to the murder Sheriff Black
trailed Two Fox to the Blackfoot agency,
which he reached on the 9th instant.
Major Baldwin, agent, was informed of
the circumstances and Immediately sent
for Two Fox to come to his office. In
stead of doing so the Indian mounted
his horse and left. Major Baldwin sent
his Indian police to apprehend HIM, and
catching up to him, Two Fox said he
would not be taken alive, and placing
his gun TO his breast shot and mortaly
wounded himself, falling from his pony
and dying in short time, making no
confession or statement about the mat.
ter. The other Indians were without
doubt the British Bloods across the line
The Bozeman weekly chronicle., 1887-04-20

Messrs. Highsmlth, Beam & Winters
hare just completed an ore wagon for
Walter Cooper that for strength and fine
workmanship has never been equalled
in Bozeman. The wagon, three-and-
three-quarters,is ,is made extra heavy where
the greatest strain is, and well ironed by
Mr.. Highsmith himself with heavy Nor
way iron. The woodwork is of hickory,
and second-growth oak and ash. The
wagon is not much heavier than the or
dinary farm wagon, but will carry great
weight. 1t is the most complete and by
all odds the strongest wagon extant in
Bozeman.
The Bozeman weekly chronicle., 1887-04-20

The railroad com nissioners have an
inquiry from the Northern Pacific rail-
road company ifthe state law allows the
establishment of a milling in transit rate
for wheat. The board will give hearing
to interested parties on this point at a
meeting at the capitol at 10 o'clock, April
90
The Bozeman weekly chronicle., 1887-04-20

Yesterday, J. D. D.Carpenter sold to John
Nj. Robinson of Albrino Park the Clys-
dale stallion Newland Tom, "a. 67.) G. @.
s B. Consideration $1.400. This stall
lion is.one fthe finest ever brought to
this valley. He will make the season in
Gallatin valley. Terms and places will be
given next week.
The Bozeman weekly chronicle., 1887-04-20

Marshal Kelly has not yet served war
rants on those who were forced to cut
timber on the Crow reservation last win
ter for fuel. Agent Williamson, if reports
be true, has slightly overstepped the
mark in reporting men who were obliged
to take the wood or freeze.
The Bozeman weekly chronicle., 1887-04-20
ONE OF OUR TRIBUTARY MINES.

A well-known gentleman and mining
man of extensive experience, lately re-
turned from visit TO the Pilgrim mine,
the property of the Bozeman Gold and
Silver Mining Company, of which our
fellow-citizen Walter Cooper is president
and general manager, informs the CHRoN-
IcLR that he was much surprised to find
property in such fine state of devel-
ment about which so little has been said
through the press heretofore. Upon the
dump. he states. lies in pile by itself,
at least one hundred tons of the fines t
ore he has ever seen in the territory,
scarcely piece of which, when broken,
does not show either free gold or native
silver. There is also very large amount
of lower grade ore that will pay most
handsomely to work either on the ground
or elsewhere in the territory. The high
grade ore is being prepared for shipment
east for treatment.
This company has just completed a
large and commodious building, 25x6O
feet and IS feet high, to cover one ofthe
finest hoisting plants he has ever seen In
the Territory. The plant, which is now
ready to start, consists of large boiler
OF sixty-fve horse power, fine double
duplex holster, and large Knowles
cteam pump, having a capacity of 0OO
gallons per minnie, the boiler power be-
ing ample to supply a pump of much
larger capacity.
1t rs expected that the works will starr
up about the Goth inst. He also statei
that, in his opinion, this property will be
a very large producer, capable of furnish
inga very large tonnage, and furthermore
that the mine is one of the best argu
ments in favor of the early construction
of the Bozeman and Butte railroad.
The Bozeman weekly chronicle., 1887-04-20

The new Bozeman Band, numbering
over twenty pieces, is m aking rapid pro-
gress under the able leadership Of Mr..
Park. Mr.. Park, who can play almost
any instrument in the band, has accom-
plished wonders with the new band, and
by the 4th Of July will surprise the citi-
sens of Bozeman.
The Bozeman weekly chronicle., 1887-04-20

N0TICE.-A special election will be
~ held in the Second Ward of the City
of Bozeman on Saturday, April 30th,
1887, tc elect one Alderman to fill the
vacancy. occasioned by the resignation of
Alderman Lycan. the polls will be
opened in the building formerly occupied
by Frank L. Benepe, on the north eide
of Main street and will be open from 10
o'clock a. m. to o'clock p. m. on that
date. A. G, Hemphill and Louis Krug-
er are hereby appointed judges of said
election.
By order of the City Council,
GEO. w. MONROE, MAYOR,
FRANK MULLIN, Clerk.
The Bozeman weekly chronicle., 1887-04-20

A perfectly sound body and mind
unimpared are possible only with pure
blood. Leading medical autorities indorse
Ayers sarsaparilla, as the best blood
purifying medicine in existence. 1, vast
ly increases the working and productive
powers Of both hand and brain.
The Bozeman weekly chronicle., 1887-04-20
NEo' w HONNOE, HAtUHJ
FRANK MULLIN, Clerk.

NOTICE is hereby given 10 the quail
~ fed electors of School District No
10 in Gallatin county. Montana, that an
election will be held on Saturday, the
30th day of April, A. D. 1887, at ten
o'clock of said day; polls to remain open
two hours, at the school house in said
district, at which will be submitted the
question of voting to apply the money
remaining in the county treasury to the
credit of School District No. 15 to build
ing school house in said district, after
providing for the expenses of not lees
by section 1,l36, amended school laws,
GEORGE l.. A. DUKE, Tr,s,oos
L. N. ROBINS, A'"''ees
The Bozeman weekly chronicle., 1887-04-20

The two new houses just completed
and owned by Alvin Winter on the east
side, are to be occupied by Mr.. Winters
farther and brother. the former being gem.
ployed by Highsmith, Beam 4 Winters
and the brother by 8. W. Cooke.
The Bozeman weekly chronicle., 1887-04-20

On Tuesday evening of last week Mr..
James Stewart, of Monforten, this val-
ley, was stricken down with paralysis,
and up to this date has been unable
either to speak word or make a sign.
Mr.. Stewart was stricken similarly one
year ago, from which attack he speedily
recovered, but on yesterday word was
brought to town that his condition was
such as TO preclude the possibility of his
ultimate recovery. Mr.. Stewart lisa bach
elor. who came originally from Canada,
and has been settler in this valley for
many years, having accumulated valua.
BILE property. He is also a member and
an officer Of Gallatin Lodge A. F. and A..
M
The Bozeman weekly chronicle., 1887-04-20

The first steam.heated train on the
Northern Pacific runs between Brainerd
and Duluth. Each car is heated by radla-
tors at each end, and by steam pipes
passing through from car to car and en-
closed IN metal boxes at the side, the
heat being controlled by registers. The
steam is taken direct from the locomo
tive boiler, but in large train 1t is the
purpose to use a separate boiler in an
iron car. -